Police arrested a Mesa man on suspicion of offering money to two minors for sexual favors in a grocery store.

Roy Waleski, 66, was arrested for allegedly bribing a 16-year-old and 17-year-old for sex on two different occasions, according to a report filed in Maricopa County Superior Court.

On Jan. 9, a 17-year-old grocery store employee said he was approached by Waleski while he was working. Waleski asked the victim whether he was sexually active with his girlfriend, the document stated.

During the conversation, the victim told Waleski he was in high school and had previously gotten his driver's license, the document said.

Waleski offered the victim $40 to perform a sexual favor on him. Police were called and they questioned Waleski about the conversation, the document showed.

Waleski admitted to asking the victim about his girlfriend, but denied propositioning him for sex, the document said.

During the investigation, police found a similar case that happened on Aug. 3 at the same grocery store, the document stated.

In that case, a 16-year-old employee was approached by an older unidentified man who asked very personal questions, the document said.

The victim told the man his age and the man offered the victim $40 to spend 15 minutes with him, the document showed.

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Earlier this month, the second victim identified Waleski as the man who bribed him with money in a photographic lineup, the document stated.

In an interview with police, Waleski denied offering money to both victims, the document said.

Since the cases were similar and the two victims did not know each other, police booked Waleski into the Mesa police holding facility and recommended possible charges of two counts of luring minors for sexual exploits, the document stated.

Waleski was also charged in 1988 in Massachusetts with battery of a child and is a sexual offender, the document showed.